Graduate students currently in SLS should refer to their respective Funding pages first:
MA Student Funding
AGC Student Funding
PhD Student Funding
Additional funding may also be available through SLS resources.
Students looking for additional funding can refer to the following links:
General Resources
Institute of International Education
- Includes both open and university-specific funding opportunities, but will require you to establish search parameters
- Emphasizes most of the big grants available (NSF, NIH, etc.), but has a few less well-known opportunities as well
- One general application can be sent to multiple organizations, and will filter based on your eligibility for scholarships
University of Hawaii Resources
College of Arts, Languages & Letters (University of Hawai’i at Mānoa)
- Links to updated information on grants, scholarships, and awards available to undergraduate and graduate students in CALL. Please find more information at this link under FAQs.
- Search by college, major, or keywords
- Criteria and application available directly through STAR
Research Grants & Fellowships
- Emphasizes quantitative analysis of data from large scale data sets
- Award includes a $25,000 stipend for research, and travel and lodging for annual AERA Research Conference
- See link for annual deadline
The Duolingo Dissertation Grant in Language Learning with Technology
- Awards five $5,000 grants to support dissertation research on second and foreign language learning with technology
- Deadline is at the end of May
The Duolingo Grant for Master's Research in Language Learning with Technology
- Awards five $1,000 grants to support MA thesis research on second and foreign language learning with technology
- Deadline is at the end of May
- Awards up to 10 grants worth $2,000 each year
- Awards up to $5,000 for graduate projects
- Emphasis on young learners in English as a foreign language contexts
- Deadline in April
Faith C. Ai Memorial Scholarship
- Graduate students in any major as long as they intend to teach
- Annual awards of up to $5,000
- Deadline in January
Fulbright-Hays--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
- Projects deepen research knowledge on and help the nation develop capability in areas of the world not generally included in U.S. curricula (projects based in Western Europe not accepted)
- Funds projects abroad for between 6-12 months
- Must apply through institution
- Awards up to $5,000 for dissertation research
- Deadline is in May
Language Learning Dissertation Completion Grant
- Awards up to 20 grants worth $2,000 each year
- Check September issue of journal for application guidelines
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
- Stipend of $35,000 for research costs up to $3,000 and for university fees up to $5,000
- Deadline is late October and notification in late March
- Supports basic science in the domain of human language, encompassing investigations of the grammatical properties of individual human languages, and of natural language in general
- Not for research into developing tools for assessing and teaching languages
- January and July deadlines
NFMLTA/MLJ Dissertation Support Grants
- Supports graduate students in the fields of applied linguistics and language education at the dissertation writing stage
- Up to $2,500
- February 1st of each year, notification: March 7th of each year
The NFMLTA/NCOLCTL Graduate Students Research Support Award
- Supports graduate students in the fields of applied linguistics and language education at the dissertation writing stage
- Specifically for research on Less Commonly Taught Languages (must be a member of National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages)
- Award is for $2,500
- Deadline generally early February, notification in early March
- Questions about the grants and/or the application process, please contact:
nfmlta.director@gmail.com
TESOL International Association – The Ruth Crymes TESOL Fellowship for Graduate Study
- To support graduate students conduct ESOL research with direct application to classroom practice
- One award for $1,500 + conference registration waiver (for year of presentation)
- Deadline early October
TESOL International Association – 2019 TESOL Research Mini-Grant Call for Proposals
- For research conducted in accordance with TESOL’s research agenda
- Up to $2500
- Deadline mid-July
- TESOL Research Mini-grant proposals are usually due the first week of July.
Travel Grants
American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Graduate Student Award
- Offer a variable number of awards annual for graduate students presenting a single authored paper or poster (eligible graduate students will be notified)
- Must be a member of AAAL
International Language Testing Association (ILTA) Student Travel Award
- To support graduate students in attending and presenting at annual LTRC Conference
- Up to $750 + 1 year membership in ILTA; number varies by year
- Deadline generally early December – early January
NFMLTA/MLJ Travel Support Grants for Foreign Language Professionals (Including Graduate Students)
- Maximum of 10 awards per year for $1,000 each
- Questions about the grants and/or the application process, please contact:
nfmlta.director@gmail.com
TESOL International Association – The Albert H. Marckwardt Travel Grants
- To assist in graduate student attendance to the annual TESOL International Convention
- Offer 4 $500 awards annually + waived conference fee (2 PhD, 2 MA)
- Must be a member of TESOL
- Deadline early October